Design, synthesis, and activity evaluation of water-soluble propofol derivatives as anesthetic drugs.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Henan Province & Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education & Key Laboratory of Henan Province for Drug Quality and Evaluation, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: November 2024

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  • - Two series of water-soluble derivatives were created from propofol, and their anesthetic effects were tested in mice while also measuring how quickly propofol was released from these compounds.
  • - Compounds in series II, which included structures like γ-hydroxybutyric acid or γ-aminobutyrate, demonstrated a higher therapeutic index and better propofol release rates compared to series I compounds.
  • - Among the series II derivatives, compound II-20 showed a therapeutic index of 5.6 and a significantly longer duration of action (571 seconds) without notable toxicity, making it a promising candidate for further research.

Article Abstract

In this work, two series of water-soluble derivatives were designed and synthesized based on the structure of propofol as the lead compound. Furthermore, the anesthetic activities of the synthesized compounds were evaluated in vivo against mice, and the in vitro propofol release rate from five target compounds was determined. The findings of this study have shown that series II compounds which possess the structure feature of propofol + γ-hydroxybutyric acid + α-aminoacetate or γ-aminobutyrate have higher therapeutic index than that of series I compounds which possess the structure feature of propofol + α-aminoacetate or β-aminopropionate. In addition, the rate of propofol released from series II compounds was significantly better than that of series I compounds. Among series II compounds, compound II-20 had a therapeutic index of 5.6 (propofol = 2.7), a duration time of 571 s (propofol = 57 s), and no significant toxicity was observed in vivo, which made it valuable for further development.

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